The Brown Table's Shailee Butalia talks with blue13 Dance Company's Achinta McDaniel about the stage adaptation of DDLJ on Broadway. Will the show capture the magic of one of Bollywood's most endeared films? Or will it miss the mark?

The Brown Table scratches the surface about Gender and Hollywood & Bollywood. Pakistani American filmmaker Iram Parveen Bilal speaks with P-Mo and Shailee Butalia about being a female director and the challenges women face in Hollywood and Bollywood.

Bollywood actor/director/writer Jugal Hansraj (Mohabbatein, Kahaani 2) chats with The Brown Table team about the evolving role of Desi fatherhood. What role, if any, is Bollywood playing in guiding the evolution of being a father?

Ajay Gehlawat, a professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Theatre & Film at Sonoma State University in Northern California, discusses the evolution of LGBTQ+ stories in Hindi cinema, also known as Bollywood. How much progress have we made and are Bollywood audiences becoming more accepting of LGBTQ+ stories (and the people that tell them)?

Carnegie Mellon published a report finding inherent biases in Bollywood, based upon skin color and caste standing. The report was based in an AI study, which studied hundreds of Bollywood's most popular films. Will this study help change the system for the better? Our panel of experts discuss the report and what it means.

Emmy-nominated host Rasha Goel, film editor Imran Shaikh, actor Aseem Tiwari and podcast host Seema Govil chat with P-Mo and Shailee Butalia of The Asian Highway about 'The White Tiger.' Did the film properly represent India's class differences? Or is it poverty porn?

Sangita Gopal, a film historian and professor at the University of Oregon, and Tejal Toprani Misra, a licensed psychotherapist, join The Brown Table host Shailee Butalia and producer P-Mo in an in-depth conversation about 'Pink,' a 2016 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu. How did the film challenge India's patriarchy and rape culture? How do we reinforce the idea that "No" actually means No? What paradigm shifts have to happen for men to respect women and not misinterpret certain actions as an invitation for sexual relations?

A panel of experts analyze the Bollywood film, 'Chhichhore.' What does the film teach us about allowing children to learn from failure. Do we put too much emphasis from success?

The Asian Highway's Shailee Butalia and Parimal M. Rohit introduce The Brown Table, a monthly podcast analyzing Bollywood films.